LED 'Ilwol Obongdo' Encounter at Changgyeonggung Palace

Digital Exhibition 'Walking Between Moment and Eternity'
3m LED Installation Showcases 'Artificial Nature' and 'Digital Gwaeseok'

The Cultural Heritage Administration and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation will hold a digital exhibition titled "Walking Between the Moment and Eternity" until the 6th of next month. They will showcase eight 3-meter-high LED installations symbolizing the pillars of lost pavilions throughout Changgyeonggung Palace.

This exhibition focuses more on harmony than on extravagance. Previous media content in palaces mainly featured projection mapping. They projected unique light-based visuals across entire pavilions and added rich sound to captivate visitors' attention.

This time, the LED installations were designed to harmonize with the tranquil palace atmosphere. Just as ancestors decorated palace gardens by preserving natural scenery as spaces for contemplation and meditation, visitors are invited to fully experience the ambiance of Changgyeonggung Palace while viewing the digital artworks.

The works displayed through the LED pillars are "Manufactured Nature" and "Digital Gwaeseok." The former offers a new interpretation of the "Ilwol Obongdo (日月五峯圖)" using AI deep learning technology. Ilwol Obongdo is a folding screen placed behind the royal throne in the main hall of Joseon Dynasty palaces, depicting five mountain peaks, the sun, the moon, and pine trees.

Professor Lee Jin-jun of KAIST Graduate School of Culture Technology, who serves as the general director, said, "Ilwol Obongdo secured its full value by having the king seated before the painting," and added, "I ask visitors to become the owners who complete the space recreated through media."

The latter shows the process of flowers blooming from a gwaeseok rock shaped like a tiger. Professor Lee explained, "Our ancestors believed in an eternal world based on the primordial image held by stones," and "Through the flowers blooming there, we aimed to express the cycle of history." Changgyeonggung Palace, where the exhibition is held, is also a symbolic space representing this. Although it was destroyed by war and fire, it was restored.

The exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., except on Mondays when the palace is closed. To fully appreciate the exhibition, it is recommended to visit at night rather than during the day. For more details, please refer to the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation website.

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